2016 American Athletic Conference football season

August 2023 2016 American Athletic Conferencefootball season American Athletic Conference logo.svg 150px #002654 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision) Football September 1, 2016through January 2017 12 ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network 2017 NFL Draft 2017 NFL Draft Haason Reddick (Temple) Arizona Cardinals, 13th overall Regular season Will Worth (150 points) East Temple South Florida West Navy Tulsa The American Championship 2016 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game Temple Navy American Football Championship MVP Football 2015 2017 The 2016 American Athletic Conference football season was the 26th NCAA Division I FBS football season of the American Athletic Conference (The American). The season was the fourth since the breakup of the former Big East Conference, and the third season with the College Football Playoff in place. The American was considered a member of the "Group of Five" (G5) with Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, and the Sun Belt Conference. Whereas under the previous system the champion of the conference was guaranteed an automatic berth to a BCS bowl game, the highest-ranked champion member of the G5 received a bid to one of the six major bowls.About the College Football Playoff. ESPN. The American consisted of 12 members: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, UConn, Navy. In June 2015, the Collegiate Commissioner's Association announced that it would postpone final rankings until after the annual Army–Navy Game if Navy or Army are in contention for a spot in the semifinals or a New Years Six bowl. If Navy was the highest-ranked Group of 5 champion and loses to Army, it would be replaced by next highest-ranked Group of 5 champion in the New Years Six Bowl.Playoff committee will wait for Army-Navy game if necessary http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/playoff-committee-will-wait-for-army-navy-game-if-necessary-061615 FOXSports.com 16 June 2015 In the 2016 season, the American had four new coaches. Willie Fritz, formerly the head coach at Georgia Southern, was hired by Tulane to replace Curtis Johnson. After beginning the 2013 season, Johnson lost 22 of his final 27 games against FBS opponents. He finished at Tulane with a 15–4 record through four full seasons. He compiled a 7–9 conference record in the C-USA (2012–2013), and a 3–13 conference record in the American Athletic Conference (2014–2015). On December 1, 2015, UCF hired Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost.http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120115aad.html Frost a Knight - UCF Knights - Official Athletics Site www.ucfknights.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151203223037/http://www.ucfknights.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120115aad.html 2015-12-03 Frost replaced longtime UCF head coach George O'Leary and interim head coach Danny Barrett, who took over the Knights when O'Leary resigned following an 0–8 start. On December 3, 2015, Memphis hired Arizona State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mike Norvell, replacing Justin Fuente who took the job at Virginia Tech.http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/tigers/football/U-of-M-has-a-new-football-coach-pre-360510961.html ASU's Mike Norvell tapped to coach U of M football The Commercial Appeal December 3, 2015 December 3, 2015 Calkins, Geoff On December 13, 2015, East Carolina hired Duke (OC Offensive coordinator/QB Quarterbacks coach) Scottie Montgomery.http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/duke-now/article49549125.html Duke offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery named ECU head coach The News & Observer December 13, 2015 December 13, 2015 Keeley, Laura replacing Ruffin McNeill who was relieved of his duties as ECU head coach after finishing the season with a record of 5–7.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14289088/east-carolina-pirates-fire-coach-ruffin-mcneill-six-seasons East Carolina fires Ruffin McNeill ESPN ESPN.com news services 2015-12-04 2015-12-04 American Athletic Conference Media Day The American Athletic Conference Media Day took place August 12 in Newport, Rhode Island.2016 Football Media Day Preseason poll East Division USF (15), 164 pts Temple (9), 144 pts Cincinnati (6), 130 pts UConn, 89 pts East Carolina, 55 pts UCF, 48 pts West Division Houston (30), 180 pts Navy, 128 pts Memphis, 124 pts Tulsa, 92 pts SMU, 65 pts Tulane, 41 pts Predicted American Championship Game Winner: Houston (27) was picked to win the American Championship. Others receiving votes were USF (2), Temple (1) Head coaches East Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati – 4th year Bob Diaco, Connecticut – 3rd year Scottie Montgomery, East Carolina – 1st year Willie Taggart, South Florida – 4th year Matt Rhule, Temple – 4th year Scott Frost, UCF – 1st year West Tom Herman, Houston – 2nd year Mike Norvell, Memphis – 1st year Ken Niumatalolo, Navy – 9th year Chad Morris, SMU – 2nd year Willie Fritz, Tulane – 1st year Philip Montgomery, Tulsa – 2nd year Recruiting classes + Rankings Team ESPNhttp://insider.espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/classrankings?action=login https://archive.today/20140328190009/http://insider.espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/classrankings?action=login dead March 28, 2014 RecruitingNation Class Rankings top75-ESPN ESPN 2016-02-05 Rivalshttps://n.rivals.com/team_rankings/2016/all-teams 2016 Rivals Team Rankings Rivals.com 2016-02-05 Scouthttp://www.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14&yr=2016 2016 Scout.com College Football Team Recruiting Rankings Scout.com 2016-02-05 24/7https://247sports.com/Season/2016-Football/CompositeTeamRankings 2016 Football Recruiting Composite Team Rankings 247sports.com 2016-02-05SigneesCincinnati 75 75 73 76 21Connecticut – – 101 98 16East Carolina – 81 88 77 22Houston 30 44 51 40 19Memphis 72 72 69 63 22Navy – – 98 83 36SMU 67 74 61 72 22South Florida 63 70 77 61 16Temple 59 59 76 57 26Tulane – 86 100 89 24Tulsa – 87 85 92 20UCF 66 58 74 66 20 Rankings 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings + Legend     Improvement in ranking   Drop in ranking   Not ranked previous week   No change in ranking from previous week RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll   Pre Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 FinalCincinnati AP RV C CFP Not released Connecticut AP C CFP Not released East Carolina AP C CFP Not released HoustonAP 15 6 6 6 6 6 13 11 RV RV RV RV 18 RV RVC 13 7 7 7 7 5 12 11 24 RV RV RV 21 RV RVCFP Not released 20 24 Memphis AP RV C RV RV RV RV RV CFP Not released Navy AP RV RV 25 24 22 RV RV RV 20 RVC RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 22 RV RV RV RV 20 RVCFP Not released 25 19 25 SMU AP RV C CFP Not released South Florida AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 25C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 22CFP Not released Temple AP RV RV 23C RV 24CFP Not released 24 Tulane AP C CFP Not released Tulsa AP RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV CFP Not released UCF AP C CFP Not released Schedule All Times and Dates are Tentative,AAC Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa/aac-football-schedules.php FBSchedules.com FBSchedules.com 5 February 2016 The 2016 conference football schedule was released February 9American Athletic Conference Athletic Directors Conclude Winter Meetings http://theamerican.org/news/2016/2/4/GEN_0204161805.aspx American Athletic Conference SideArm Sports 6 February 2016 Index to colors and formattingAmerican member wonAmerican member lossAmerican teams in bold Week 1 w September 1 Thursday 7:00 p.m. UT Martin Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN3 28–7 28,520 w September 1 Thursday 7:00 p.m. Maine Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ASN 24–21 29,377 l September 1 Thursday 7:00 p.m. Tulane Wake Forest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ESPN3 3–7 24,398 l September 2 7:00 p.m. Army Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 13–28 34,005 w September 3 Noon 3 Oklahoma 15 Houston NRG Stadium Houston, TX Texas Kickoff ABC 33–23 71,016 w September 3 Noon Fordham Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN 52–16 28,238 w September 3 6:00 p.m. Western Carolina East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN3 52–7 44,161 w September 3 7:00 p.m. South Carolina State UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPN3 38–0 36,260 w September 3 7:00 p.m. 24 (FCS) Towson South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ASN 56–20 35,976 w September 3 7:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri State Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN3 35–17 42,876 w September 3 7:00 p.m. SMU North Texas Apogee Stadium Denton, TX ASN 34–21 24,718 w September 3 7:00 p.m. San Jose State Tulsa Skelly Field at H. 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Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK CBSSN 45–10 18,748 Eastern Time Week 2 l September 10 Noon UCF 5 Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC 14–51 109,295 w September 10 Noon Cincinnati Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN 38–20 33,068 w September 10 Noon NC State East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNU 33–30 50,719 w September 10 Noon Lamar 6 Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ASN 42–0 39,402 w September 10 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 38–0 22,296 September 10 3:30 p.m. Connecticut Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN NAVY 28–24 31,501 l September 10 3:30 p.m. SMU 23 Baylor McLane Stadium Waco, TX FS1 13–40 45,499 l September 10 3:30 p.m. Tulsa 4 Ohio State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 3–48 104,410 w September 10 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL CBSSN 48–17 36,557 w September 10 8:00 p.m. Southern Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN3 66–21 27,179 Eastern Time Date Bye WeekSeptember 10 Memphis Week 3 September 15 Thursday 7:30 p.m. 6 Houston Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPN HOU 40–16 40,015 l September 17 Noon Temple Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTN 27–34 100,420 w September 17 Noon Kansas Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPNU 43–7 34,448 w September 17 1:30 p.m. Virginia Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT SNY 13–10 31,036 w September 17 2:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPN3 58–21 16,111 w September 17 3:30 p.m. South Florida Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN3 45–20 32,288 l September 17 4:00 p.m. East Carolina South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC SEC Network 15–20 80,384 l September 17 7:00 p.m. Maryland UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL CBSSN 24–30 2OT 43,197 September 17 7:00 p.m. Navy Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ASN NAVY 21–14 21,503 w September 17 7:00 p.m. Liberty SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX ESPN3 29–14 22,127 Eastern Time Week 4 l September 23 Friday 8:00 p.m. TCU SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX ESPN Battle for the Iron Skillet 3–33 30,987 l September 24 Noon 13 Florida State South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ABC 35–55 61,665 w September 24 Noon Charlotte Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ASN 48–20 27,786 l September 24 12:30 p.m. East Carolina Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ACCN 17–54 63,712 l September 24 1:00 p.m. Syracuse Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT CBSSN 24–31 31,899 w September 24 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH 121st Battle for the Victory Bell ESPNews 27–20 38,112 w September 24 4:30 p.m. Tulsa Fresno State Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA MWTV 48–41 2OT 23,273 w September 24 7:00 p.m. UCF FIU FIU Stadium Miami, FL BeIN Sports 53–14 18,524 w September 24 7:00 p.m. 6 Houston Texas State Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX ESPNU 64–3 33,133 w September 24 8:00 p.m. Bowling Green Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPNews 77–3 38,713 w September 24 8:00 p.m. Louisiana–Lafayette Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPN3 41–39 4OT 24,253 Eastern Time Date Bye WeekSeptember 24 Navy Week 5 September 29 Thursday 8:00 p.m. Connecticut 6 Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN HOU 42–14 40,873 October 1 Noon UCF East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC rivalry CBSSN UCF 47–29 46,042 October 1 Noon SMU Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNews TEM 45–20 22,401 l October 1 3:30 p.m. Navy Air Force Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO Commander-in-Chief's Trophy CBSSN 14–28 43,063 w October 1 3:30 p.m. Tulane UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA ASN 31–24 14,892 October 1 7:00 p.m. South Florida Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPNU USF 45–20 35,108 l October 1 7:00 p.m. Memphis 16 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS ESPN2 28–48 65,889 Eastern Time Date Bye WeekOctober 1 Tulsa Week 6 October 6 Thursday 8:00 p.m. Temple Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN MEM 34–27 34,743 October 7 Friday 8:00 p.m. Tulane UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPNU PostponedPostponed [a]   October 7 Friday 8:00 p.m. SMU Tulsa Skelly Field at H. 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Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPN2 TLSA 43–40 OT 20,089 October 8 11:30 a.m. Cincinnati Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT CBSSN CONN 20–9 24,169 October 8 Noon East Carolina South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPNews USF 38–22 30,397 October 8 3:00 p.m. 6 Houston Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN NAVY 46–40 34,531 Eastern Time Postponed [a]The October 7th game in Orlando between Tulane and UCF was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew and rescheduled for November 5, a date which both teams had open.Hurricane Matthew forces Knights to move football, volleyball contests http://ucfknights.com/news/2016/10/5/football-ucf-athletic-events-postponed.aspx UCFKnights.com Sidearm Sports 7 October 2016 Week 7 October 13 Thursday 7:30 p.m. 25 Navy East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN PostponedPostponed [b]   October 14 Friday 8:00 p.m. Memphis Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPNU MEM 24–14 21,098 October 15 7:00 p.m. Connecticut South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL CBSSN USF 42–27 30,297 October 15 7:00 p.m. Tulsa 13 Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN2 HOU 38–31 38,221 October 15 7:30 p.m. Temple UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPNU TEM 26–25 38,299 Eastern Time Date Bye WeekOctober 15 Cincinnati SMU Postponed [b]The October 13th game in Greenville, NC between Navy and East Carolina was postponed due because of flooding associated with Hurricane Matthew, the game will be rescheduled for November 19, a date which both teams had open.Navy-East Carolina Football Game Rescheduled For Nov. 19 http://ecupirates.com/news/2016/10/10/navy-east-carolina-football-game-rescheduled-for-nov-19.aspx ECUPirates.com SideArm Sports 10 October 2016 Week 8 October 21 Friday 7:00 p.m. South Florida Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN TEM 46–30 25,950 October 22 Noon UCF Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT Civil Conflict ESPNews UCF 24–16 28,008 October 22 3:30 p.m. Memphis 24 Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN NAVY 42–28 35,943 October 22 3:45 p.m. Tulane Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPNU TLSA 50–27 22,349 October 22 7:00 p.m. East Carolina Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH CBSSN CIN 31–19 32,022 October 22 7:00 p.m. 11 Houston SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX ESPN2 SMU 38–16 rivalry 25,079 Eastern Time Week 9 October 28 Friday 7:00 p.m. 22 Navy South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN2 USF 52–45 31,824 October 29 Noon UCF Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPNU HOU 31–24 35,846 October 29 Noon Connecticut East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNews ECU 41–3 41,370 October 29 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA CBSSN TEM 34–13 29,763 October 29 4:00 p.m. SMU Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ESPNews SMU 35–31 25,780 October 29 8:00 p.m. Tulsa Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPNews TLSA 59–30 36,894 Eastern Time Week 10 November 4 Friday 7:00 p.m. Temple Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN2 TEM 21–0 22,316 w November 5 11:30 a.m. Notre Dame Navy EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL Rip Miller Trophy CBS 28–27 50,867 l November 5 3:30 p.m. BYU Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH CBSSN 3–20 37,522 November 5 4:00 p.m. Memphis SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX ESPNews MEM 51–7 24,379 November 5 5:00 p.m. Tulane UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPN3 UCF 31–6 31,571 November 5 8:00 p.m. East Carolina Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPNews TLSA 45–24 17,557 Eastern Time Date Bye WeekNovember 5 South Florida Houston Week 11 November 12 Noon Tulsa Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSSN NAVY 42–40 36,397 November 12 Noon Cincinnati UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPNU UCF 24–3 30,346 November 12 Noon SMU East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNews SMU 55–31 42,908 November 12 3:30 p.m. Tulane Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX CBSSN HOU 30–18 36,552 November 12 7:00 p.m. South Florida Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPNU USF 49–42 37,218 Eastern Time Date Bye WeekNovember 12 Connecticut Temple Week 12 w November 17 Thursday 8:00 p.m. 3 Louisville Houston TDECU Stadium Houston, TX ESPN 36–10 42,822 November 18 Friday 8:00 p.m. Memphis Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH CBSSN MEM 34–7 25,796 l November 19 1:00 p.m. Connecticut Boston College Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA ACCN Extra 0–30 36,220 November 19 3:30 p.m. Temple Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ASN TEM 31–0 16,497 November 19 4:00 p.m. Navy East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPNews NAVY 66–31 39,480 November 19 7:00 p.m. South Florida SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX CBSSN USF 35–27 18,417 November 19 8:00 p.m. Tulsa UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPNews TLSA 35–20 35,141 Eastern Time Week 13 November 25 Friday Noon 18 Houston Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ABC MEM 48–44 36,527 November 25 Friday 8:30 p.m. Cincinnati Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK ESPNU TLSA 40–37 18,550 November 26 Noon UCF South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL War on I-4 CBSSN USF 48–31 36,056 November 26 3:30 p.m. Navy SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX Gansz Trophy ESPNU NAVY 75–31 21,283 November 26 4:00 p.m. Tulane Connecticut Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPNews TULN 38–13 20,764 November 26 7:30 p.m. East Carolina Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNews TEM 37–10 28,373 Eastern Time American Athletic Conference Championship Game 2016 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game December 3 Noon Temple 20 Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD ABC TEM 34–10 22,815 Eastern Time Week 15 l December 10 3:00 p.m. Army Navy M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, MD 117th Army–Navy Game/Commander-in-Chief's Trophy CBS 17–21 71,600 Eastern Time Bowl games American Athletic Conference bowl gamesAmerican Bowl Lineup 2014–2019 http://theamerican.org/sports/2014/4/21/FB_0421143412.aspx?path=football American Athletic Conference SideArm Sports for the 2016 season are: 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionTime (EST)AAC teamOpponentScoreAttendanceLas Vegas BowlDecember 17Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NVABC3:30 p.m.HoustonSan Diego State 10–34 29,286AutoNation Cure BowlDecember 17Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FLCBSSN5:30 p.m.UCFArkansas State13–3127,213Miami Beach BowlDecember 19Marlins Park • Miami, FLESPN2:30 p.m.TulsaCentral Michigan55–1015,262Marmot Boca Raton BowlDecember 20FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FLESPN7:00 p.m.MemphisWKU31–5124,726Lockheed Martin Armed Forces BowlDecember 23Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TXESPN4:30 p.m.#25 NavyLouisiana Tech45–4840,542Military BowlDecember 27Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MDESPN3:30 p.m.#24 TempleWake Forest26–3426,656Birmingham BowlDecember 29Legion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaESPN2:00 p.m.South FloridaSouth Carolina46–39 OT31,229 Rankings are from CFP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone. Selection of teams Bowl eligible: Houston, Memphis, Navy, South Florida, Temple, Tulsa, UCF Bowl-ineligible: Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Tulane, SMU Records against FBS conferences 2016 records against FBS conferences Through Dec 29, 2016 ConferenceRecordACC4–6Big Ten1–4Big 122–2C-USA3–2Independents2–3MAC4–0Mountain West2–2SEC1–2Sun Belt2–1Total21–22 The American vs. Power Conferences Index to colors and formattingAmerican member wonAmerican member loss Date Visitor Home Winning team OpponentConferenceSeptember 1 Tulane Wake Forest Wake Forest ACCSeptember 3‡ #3 Oklahoma #15 Houston Houston Big 12September 10 Cincinnati Purdue Cincinnati Big TenSeptember 10 UCF #5 Michigan Michigan Big TenSeptember 10 NC State East Carolina East Carolina ACCSeptember 10 SMU #23 Baylor Baylor Big 12September 10 Tulsa #4 Ohio State Ohio State Big TenSeptember 17 Maryland UCF Maryland Big TenSeptember 17 Virginia Connecticut Connecticut ACCSeptember 17 East Carolina South Carolina South Carolina SECSeptember 17 Kansas Memphis Memphis Big 12September 17 South Florida Syracuse South Florida ACCSeptember 17 Temple Penn State Penn State Big TenSeptember 24 Syracuse Connecticut Syracuse ACCSeptember 24 East Carolina Virginia Tech Virginia Tech ACCSeptember 24 TCU SMU TCU Big 12September 24 #13 Florida State South Florida Florida State ACCOctober 1 Memphis #16 Ole Miss Ole Miss SECNovember 5‡ Notre Dame Navy Navy INDNovember 17 #3 Louisville Houston Houston ACCNovember 19 Connecticut Boston College Boston College ACCDecember 27‡ Wake Forest #23 Temple Wake Forest ACCDecember 29‡ South Carolina #25 South Florida South Florida SEC ‡This game was played at a neutral site Players of the Week Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Week 1 Greg Ward Jr. QB Houston Trent Martin LB Tulsa Brandon Wilson CB Houston Week 2 Quinton Flowers QB USF Alohi Gilman LB/DB Navy Sherman Badie RB Tulane Week 3 Greg Ward Jr. QB Houston Steven Taylor LB Houston Bobby Puyol K UConn Week 4 Riley Ferguson QB Memphis Jeremy Brady S Tulsa Andrew DiRocco K Tulane Week 5 Greg Ward Jr. QB Houston Haason Reddick DE Temple Adrian Killins RB UCF Week 6 Will Worth QB Navy Josiah Powell LB Navy Bennett Moehring K Navy Week 7 Will Worth QB Navy Jarvis Pruitt DE SMU Aaron Boumerhi K Temple Week 8 James Flanders RB Tulsa Shaquem Griffin LB UCF Jake Elliott K Memphis Week 9 Riley Ferguson QB Memphis Drico Johnson DB UCF Aaron Boumerhi K Temple Week 10 Quinton Flowers QB USF Horace Richardson CB SMU Dane Roy P Houston Week 11 Week 12 Awards and honors Conference awards The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the American Athletic Conference football coaches at the end of the season 2016 American Athletic Conference Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Offensive Player of the YearQuinton FlowersDefensive Player of the Year Shaquem GriffinSpecial Teams Player of the Year Tony PollardRookie of the Year Ed Oliver Coach of the Year Ken Niumatalolo 2016 All-American Athletic Conference Football Teams First Team Second Team Offense Defense Offense DefenseWR – Zay Jones, East Carolina WR – Courtland Sutton, SMU WR – Keevan Lucas, Tulsa OT – Kofi Amichia, South Florida OT – Dion Dawkins, Temple OG – Adam West, Navy OG – Black Belcher, Tulsa C – Chandler Miller, Tulsa TE – Daniel Montiel, Memphis QB – Quinton Flowers, South Florida RB – Marlon Mack, South Florida K – Jake Elliott, Memphis RS – Tony Pollard, MemphisDL – Haason Reddick, Temple* DL – Ed Oliver, Houston* DL – Tanzel Smart, Tulane DL Justin Lawler, SMU LB – Shaquem Griffin, UCF LB – Eric Wilson, Cincinnati LB – Steven Taylor, Houston LB – Genard Avery, Memphis LB – Nico Marley, Tulane CB Horace Richardson, SMU CB – Howard Wilson, Houston S – Darrion Millines, SMU S – Obi Melifonwu, UConn P – Spencer Smith, MemphisWR – Noel Thomas, UConn WR – Anthony Miller, Memphis WR – Rodney Adams, South Florida OT – Blake Copeland, Navy OT – Evan Plagg, Tulsa OG – Dominique Threatt, South Florida OG – Tyler Bowling, Tulsa C – Maurice Morris, Navy TE – Mitchell Wilcox, South Florida QB – Greg Ward Jr., Houston RB – Jahad Thomas, Temple RB – D'Angelo Brewer, Tulsa K – Aaron Boumerhi, Temple RS – D'Ernest Johnson, South FloridaDL – Jamiyus Pittman, UCF DL – Cortez Broughton, Cincinnati DL – Deadrin Senat, South Florida DL – Praise Martin-Oguike, Temple LB – Tyus Bowser, Houston LB – Micah Thomas, Navy LB – Auggie Sanchez, South Florida LB – Avery Williams, Temple CB – Shaquill Griffin, UCF CB – Brandon Wilson, Houston CB – Deatrick Nichols, South Florida CB – Parry Nickerson, Tulane S – Garrett Davis, Houston S – Sean Chandler, Temple P – Worth Gregory, ECU ^ - denotes unanimous selection  Additional players added to the all-conference teams due to ties in the voting.http://theamerican.org/news/2016/11/29/FB_1129160456.aspx American Athletic Conference Announces 2016 Football Honors NFL draft The American had a conference-record 15 players selected in the 2017 NFL draft, which placed it as the fifth most prolific conference in the draft. The American made headlines by having more selections than the Big 12 Conference, a Power 5 Conference.http://theamerican.org/news/2017/4/27/FB_0427173325.aspx Record Haul from the American in the 2017 NFL Draft The following list includes all AAC players who were drafted in the 2017 NFL draft. Player Position School DraftRound RoundPick OverallPick Team Haason Reddick LB Temple 1 13 13 Arizona Cardinals Zay Jones WR East Carolina 2 5 37 Buffalo Bills Tyus Bowser OLB Houston 2 15 47 Baltimore Ravens Obi Melifonwu S UConn 2 24 56 Oakland Raiders Dion Dawkins G Temple 2 31 63 Buffalo Bills Shaquill Griffin CB Central Florida 3 26 90 Seattle Seahawks Howard Wilson CB Houston 4 19 126 Cleveland Browns Marlon Mack RB South Florida 4 36 143 Indianapolis Colts Jake Elliott K Memphis 5 9 153 Cincinnati Bengals Nate Hairston CB Temple 5 14 158 Indianapolis Colts Rodney Adams WR South Florida 5 26 170 Minnesota Vikings Michael Tyson S Cincinnati 6 3 187 Seattle Seahawks Tanzel Smart DT Tulane 6 5 189 Los Angeles Rams Brandon Wilson CB Houston 6 23 207 Cincinnati Bengals Kofi Amichia OT South Florida 6 28 212 Green Bay Packers Attendance TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Total Average% of CapacityCincinnatiNippert Stadium 40,000 28,520 40,015† 38,112 35,108 32,022 37,522 25,796 237,095 33,870 84.68%Connecticut Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field 40,642 29,377 31,036 31,899† 24,169 28,008 22,316 20,764 187,569 26,795 65.93%East CarolinaDowdy–Ficklen Stadium 50,000 44,161 50,719† 46,042 41,370 42,908 39,4800 — 264,680 44,113 88.23%Houston TDECU Stadium 40,000 39,402 40,873 38,221 35,846 36,552 42,822†0 — 233,71638,95397.38%Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 59,308 42,876† 34,448 38,713 34,743 36,894 37,218 36,527 261,419 37,345 62.97%Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 34,000 28,238 31,50134,53135,94336,397†0 — 0 — 166,610 33,322 98.01%SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium 32,000 22,127 30,987† 25,079 24,379 18,417 21,2830 — 142,272 23,712 74.10%South FloridaRaymond James Stadium 65,890 35,976 36,557 61,665† 30,397 30,297 31,824 36,056 262,772 37,538 56.97%TempleLincoln Financial Field 69,176 34,005† 22,296 27,786 22,401 25,950 29,763 28,373 190,574 27,225 39.36%Tulane Yulman Stadium 30,000 27,179† 21,503 24,253 21,098 25,780 16,4970 — 136,31022,71875.73%TulsaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium 30,000 18,748 16,111 20,089 22,349† 17,557 18,5500 — 113,404 18,900 63.00%UCF Bright House Networks Stadium 44,206 36,260 43,197 38,299† 31,571 30,346 35,1410 — 214,81435,80280.99% Games highlighted in green were sell-outs †Season High Attendance for neutral site games September 3 – Houston vs. Oklahoma, NRG Stadium: 71,016 November 5 – Navy vs. Notre Dame, EverBank Field: 50,867 December 10 – Navy vs. Army, M&T Bank Stadium: 71,600 NCAA Football Attendance Report http://stats.ncaa.org/reports/attendance?id=15120 NCAA NCAA References